The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-08-21

bust and athletic his constitution has completes
ly broken down from entertaining and with
hollew cheeks and emaciated form he is helpless
" and hopelessly awaiting death. Physicians
and .health cranksr are constantly warning the
public of the dan gers of too much brain-work
and never cease to adjure those who will listen
to them to take physical exercise. but that there
may DE too much of so good thing bodily ex-
ercise is shown by such cases as that of Ford.
Neither the mind nor the body can be devolved
beyond certain point.
THERE is good reason for believing that sleep
ing cars contribute materially to the disastrous
results of many railroad accidents. This is ow-
ing in large degree to the position which the
cars occupy in the train The sleepers are very
heavy, weighing over $4,000 pounds EACH
empty while the ordinary passenger weighs
only IL, 900 to $4,000 pounds. When sleepers
were first introduced they were coupled behind,
the engine, or always in advance of the passen-
ger cars. Now they always placed behind,
at the rear of the train. The result is that
when an accident occurs the sleepers with their
great weight and momentum are apt to teles-
cope everything in front of them. crushing ordi-
nary cars to pieces. If there is an sverruling
cause why the sleepers should be ID at the
rear end of the train it does not to us. It
may be very inconvenient to uncoupie the en-
CINE at the various railway functions to pick up
sleepers, and much easier to attach them to the
rear end of the train. either by backing up or
having switch engine push them up to their
rear position, but will not some railway analyzer
inform u.s. by careful estimate, how many hui
man lives have been crushed out by sandwich
ing living human beings between forty to eighty
tons of engines and $50 tons of dead weight, to
act as press. in case the engine, being sud-
denly stopped. makes a convenient bed or
anvil for the enormous press hammer be-
hind2
ATLANTA, Ca. is enjoying sensation which
began in the Legislature and spread outside In
q heated debate in the House between two hon.
orable members named Simmons and FELTON,.
the former intimatimated that Mrs. FELTON, fur
nished the brains which her husband did
business. Sharp words followed. and the con-
troversy spread to the streets, where CONNER
cial traveller, who repeated the offensive remark,
was knocked down by an Atlanta merchant who
resented it. The gentleman who did the knocking
down has been the recipient of many letters
from the ladies' and among them one from Mrs.
FELTON,, in which she says:
II cannot imagine what I have done, or am
supposed to have done, that should incur such
hostility from low creatures in and out of the
Legislature. But the wine room dead beats are
furious that their game is blocked, and will hire
any tramp who can be bought to do, or attempt
to do, what they dare not attempt to do them
selves. Give my love to that dear young wife
of yours. AS soon you get able. come to see
me, that may help to nurse you sound and
we'll"
The vigorous and picturesque style of the let
ter would seem to indicate that the charge that
Mrs. FELTON, possessed brains had some founda-
ton.
TWENTY thousand women in New York city
are said to have organized Knights of Labor
These women cannot be accused of uniting for
political purposes, since, singly collectively,
they have political rights and their success in
their condition must depend upon the
social and commercial influences they bring
to bear. The fact that their societies are free
from the political element is perhaps one of the
most promising features. of the union. With the
single purpose of self-protecton and the inn
provement of their business prospects, more is
likely to be accomplished through the means at
their command than would be the case were
private interests of ambitious ofice-seekers, or
he political wraneles OF rival leaders permitted
20 breed discussions, and thereby injure their
cause. The example set these women by their
brother knights in New York, and the unhappy
influence of politics their organizations,
should convince the women that they have moth
ng to gain by clamoring for political equality.
They are quite of obtaining equal
rights" in the field of labor by attending strictly
% business, and to legitimate methods of improv-
ng their relations to it.
THE annual convention of the American Bar
Association convened at Saratoga, N. Y, the
9Th inst. At the last convention the committee
IN law-reform submitted the draft of bill TO be
presented to Congress providing for the estab-
ishment of United States courts of arbitration.
The proposed bill, in substance. provides that
,very United States court shall appoint arbi-
rators. and that they submit in writing cues
ions of controversy between them, and the de-
ision of the arbitrator shall be final as be-
ween parties. and without appeal, but the
curt appointing the arbitrators shall have
,ower to correct the decree in certain particu-
ars. The bill was referred to a special COM
nittee OF eminent lawyers, of whom Judge T.
". Cooley was one for more careful considera-
ion. and the committee submitted a report to
he convention last week to the effect that in
he opinion of the Association the project of a
ill for act to establish courts Of arbitration
resented a fair and practical scheme for en-
states in respect to arbitration, and is worthy
f careful consideration by Congress at its next
ession.
THE L. @. 7. Association has been holding
mother meeting, this time in Chicago. These
stters stand for Lawrence, Chase and Town
BY, and the association is composed of people
f these families who think they heirs to
immense estates now held in England by Lord !
and other titled personages The
merican heirs very numerous and some or |
hem have been contributing for many years to |
be expenses of the alleged investigation The |
FEATHER will be much colder than it was any |
me during July when they get a cent back.
ISN'T it about time that the sham battle be |
mitted from the programme of amusements at
oldiers' reunions2 It is we'll enough for the |
eterans to meet and eight their battles over |